smombie
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Meaning · English
A walking person using a cellphone who is oblivious to the world around them.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Some cities have now dedicated pedestrian lanes for people using smartphones, have embedded traffic signals in the pavement where smart phone users are more likely to see them, preventing their unwitting stepping out into traffic, and have erected smombie warning signs.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “smombie” mean?
A walking person using a cellphone who is oblivious to the world around them.
Is “smombie” formal or informal?
smombie is generally slang.